Fragmented mental health 'system' creates new challenges to care

12:43 AM,
Sep. 21, 2013

Written by

Richard DePass

Recently Dr. Kenneth Glatt, commissioner of Mental Hygiene, reviewed changes to the Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene (DCDMH) and responded to concerns raised about the continued effectiveness of DCDMH ("Mental health service adjusts over 50 years"). I believe he accurately described the excellence of the few remaining DCDMH programs yet failed to describe the degree to which privatization has led to a more fragmented mental health care delivery system in our county. His response to concerns raised about DCDMH and it's privatization was that "concerns raised are not ...